Inchgower 22 Years Old 1990 Cask #31032 (Montgomerie’s)

Classed by Diageo among its nutty and spicy malts, Inchgower is the Manzanilla of Speyside, its coastal saltiness setting it apart from its floral neighbours. Montgomerie's selected this single cask, distilled in 1990, from the distillery's United Distillers and early Diageo era, and released it at 22 years old in its The Single Cask Collection - Rare Select range. It came from single cask 31032, released for Germany.

A quick mashing regime and a warmer second water give Inchgower the savoury, saline character that earns it the Manzanilla of Speyside nickname. This bottling matured in an ex-Bourbon cask.

Bottled at 46%, the ex-Bourbon barrel adds vanilla from vanillin and a coconut note from oak lactones, over a light cereal sweetness. At 22 years the long maturation has deepened the spirit, the oak adding weight to its savoury core.